1、Unit 2,Unit 2 Colours,Study skills,1. At present, many people would rather _ in the country because there is _ pollution in the city. (2013, 宿迁) A. live; more B. to live; less C. live; less D. to live; more,Revision,2. Does red look good _ me? Yes. You look beautiful _ this red dress.A. on, in B. in
2、, on C. on, on D. in, in,3. Bob, please tell me _. In South Hill School. (2013, 宿迁) A. where will the match be held B. where the match will be heldC. when will the match be held D. when the match will be held,Free talk,What method do you usually use when you do reading comprehension?,Scanning means
3、moving our eyes quickly over the text to look for specific information such as names or numbers. We do not need to read every word. Instead, we look for the key information that will answer our questions.,Scanning,Scanning is often used when we read:, some parts like “Whats on TV” in the newspaper.
4、a bus / train timetable. a guidebook.,Millie is reading an English magazine article to find out why many boys and girls dress in different colours. Scan the article to help Millie find the answers.,1. What did it mean if the sky was blue? 2. Why did women in the past like pink and red? 3. What power
5、 was blue once believed to have? 4. Where did girls come from according to a European story?,Blue for boys and pink for girls In many places, baby boys are dressed in blue and baby girls in pink. Why the difference?,Scientists now think this started many years ago. When most men worked in the fields
6、, the weather was very important to them. If the sky was blue, it meant good weather. So when the men thought of blue, they were very happy. In the past, womens main job was to look for food for their family. They liked pink and red because these were the colours of healthy food, such as strawberrie
7、s and apples.,People were also influenced by old stories. The colour blue was once believed to have the power to drive evil spirits away, so people dressed baby boys in blue in the hope that boys would be protected. Baby girls were dressed in pink because, according to a European story, girls were b
8、orn inside pink roses.,1. What did it mean if the sky was blue?2. Why did women in the past like pink and red?,Good weather.,Because these were the colours of healthy food, such as strawberries and apples.,3. What power was blue once believed to have?4. Where did girls come from according to a Europ
9、ean story?,The power to drive evil spirits away.,They came from pink roses.,Scan the article to find the answers to the questions.,Practice,1. When the robber came out of prison, what did detectives do? 2. What did Johnny buy? 3. Could detectives find out what Johnny would do? 4. Could the inspector
10、 find the money? Can you guess?,Detective Work A bank robber stole a lot of money. He was caught and sent to prison, but the money was never found. When he came out of prison, they watched him to see what he would do. Here is the detective, reporting to the inspector.,“Yes, sir, I found Johnny. I fo
11、llowed him all around the town, but frankly, I couldnt make anything out of what he bought. Heres the list, shirt, heavy crowbar, box of chocolates, shovel, heavy hammer, bunch of flowers.” The inspector said, “Good. That helps me a lot. Do you remember how we watched him helping his neighbour, old
12、Mrs. Judson to cover her backyard with cement?”,1. When the robber came out of prison, what did detectives do?2. What did Johnny buy?,They watched him to see what he would do.,Shirt, heavy crowbar, box of chocolates, shovel, heavy hammer, bunch of flowers.,3. Could detectives find out what Johnny wo
13、uld do?4. Could the inspector find the money? Can you guess?,No. They couldnt make anything out of what he bought.,Yes. I guess they can.,1. baby boys are dressed in blue此处dress为动词，意为：装扮，打扮，给穿。dress还可用做名词意为：连衣裙，套裙。例如：You look nice in this red dress.你穿这件红色连衣裙很好看。,Language points,2. The colour blue wa
14、s once believed to have the power to drive evil spirits away.be believed to do sth.表示“据相信做”。如果后面的动作已经发生，则用完成时表示，也就是to have done形式。类似的用法还有：be considered to do sth. 和be said to do。,A number of paintings in the castle are believed _ in a fire. A. being destroyed B. having been destroyed C. to be destroyed D. to have been destroyed,及时练,Learn how to look for the key information that will answer the question quickly. Preview the next lesson.,Homework,
